RAM was created in 1999 by Harry Granroth, who wanted to form a real, true heavy metal band\; he was sick of the misinterpretation of metal that ruled the scene at the time, and had a pile of material that he wanted to bring to life. He soon found Daniel Johansson, a young but experienced and very talented guitar player who wielded a traditional metal guitar style. The two started working on some of Harry’s earlier material and began to write new songs. After a long and tiresome search, Harry then found Oscar Carlquist\; a powerful heavy metal vocalist with a mutual hatred for the current metal scene. Oscar quickly became involved in the song-writing process and crafted interesting lyrics to accompany the music. The backbone of RAM was formed. Oscar brought in drummer Morgan Pettersson, one of the few drummers left who still played the 70/80’s hard andheavy drumming style. They then recruited the legendary Leif Larsson, anicon in Gothenburg metal as he had previously been a member of Frozen Eyes. The five members started to rehearse and write new songs, and in 2003 they released their first EP, Sudden Impact, through partly their own label „Black Path Metal Recordings“. The EP created an immediate impact on the underground metal scene\; the first 1000 copies were sold out in a few months. RAM hit the road and played a number of festivals in Europe and went on tour as support for Sebastian Bach. The band was also recognized by Germany’s Rock Hard magazine as one of the best newcomers of 2004. In 2018RAM plan to tour extensively in support of ROD. So expect some devastating attacks of Heavy Metal Tyranny!
Swedish heavy metal band PORTRAIT unleashed their fourth full-length album Burn the World (Metal Blade Records) in August 2017 and have received great reviews in both underground and mainstream media, as well as entering the German album charts at position 65. The band has been spreading their dark heavy metal since 2006 when theirfirst demo Welcome to my funeral was released, and has since managed to keep the essence of the music intact while at the same time expanding it further and wider with every release. PORTRAIT’s conviction to heavy metal should be evident to every listener and act as a proof of the true power that the genre still possesses, a power reaching far beyond any aspect of nostalgia or superficiality if composed by musicians with honest intent and strong visions. Expect nothing less than an outburst of heavy metal darkness!
Die Schweden Trial fanden 2007 zusammen, nachdem sie ihre vorigenBands ad acta gelegt hatten, um gemeinsam etwas Neues zu schaffen. Durchihre Jugend zur Ruhelosigkeit verdammt schrieben sie während ihrer bescheidenen Anfänge zahlreiche Songs, die dem Zahn der Zeit bis heute trotzen.Zwei Jahre lang probten Trial, komponierten und standen harte Zeiten durch – bis sie 2009 Linus fanden, der die Band, die längst als Trial bekannt ist, zur Einheit machte.
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